IMPERIAL ORDER reviewed in the Berkeley Daily Planet

Jubilith Moore and I represented Theatre of Yugen at the Contemporary Diasporas Festival, reviewed in the Berkeley Daily Planet.

"Theatre of Yugen's artistic director Jubilith Moore performed with musician Polly Moller an improvisation, in brilliant costume from the Noh stage, from the story to ancient play, 'Semimaru'—exceptional voice, gestures, movement and flute, as a disturbed princess, wandering the hills near Kyoto, hears a flute and finds her blind brother—turned out of the Imperial court to die—playing it in a hut." - Ken Bullock

Contemporary Diasporas Festival, May 9th

Jubilith Moore and I will be representing Theatre of Yugen on May 9th, in the Contemporary Performance Diasporas Festival hosted by Inferno Theatre Company.  

Theatre of Yugen Artistic Director Jubilith Moore and Associate Ensemble Member Polly Moller come together to create the ancient original improvisation IMPERIAL ORDER, inspired by the Noh play, Semimaru.  What is right and what is its reverse? How many souls travel this mountain pass?  How is a flower on the branch separated from its fragrance?  After traveling the wind, can the falcon find its falconer?  What hurts more, the leaving or being left?

Of course you want to know everything -- and you can find the full schedule of performances and purchase tickets on Inferno Theatre’s website:  http://infernotheatre.org/

It will all happen at South Berkeley Community Church, 1802 Fairview Street in Berkeley (entrance on Ellis) conveniently located four blocks from the Ashby BART station.

Reconnaissance Fly reviewed in All About Jazz

This will be 3 good reviews in a row.  We can probably assume the album is pretty good...
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Reconnaissance Fly reviewed in Avant Music News

Just in time for our gig tomorrow at Duende, Oakland, here's a review of our new album Flower Futures in the redoubtable Avant Music News.

It's us, Reconnaissance Fly, Thursday Feb. 13th at the Luggage Store Gallery

We go on at 9 pm, with a set of new material and tunes from our album Flower Futures.  1007 Market Street, San Francisco; admission $10 - $20 sliding scale at the door!

Introducing Plurality of Worlds

Emily Hay and I have a new duo project which we call Plurality of Worlds.  We played an opening set last night for the Reconnaissance Fly CD release concert.  Tim Walters is not in the picture, but he's to Emily's left, processing both of us in Supercollider.